Trillium – Trillium grandiflorum

• Trillium. [Date Accessed: July 18, 2008].

Nomenclature.

• Trillium grandiflorum
• Family: Lily (Liliaceae)

Botany and ecology:

• Habitat: rich woods
• Height: 12-18 inches
• Flower size: 2-4 inches across
• Flower color: white, turning pink with age
• Flowering time: April to June
• Distribution:
• United States: AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV
• Canada: NS, ON, QC

Uses:

• Edible:
• Young leaves can be cooked and consumed like spinach

• Medicinal:

• Root acts as a diuretic and root poultice treats rheumatic joints
• Root bark made into drops can be used to treat sore ears
• Grated root in water can be used to treat cramps and irregular menses

Conservation:

• Conservation status: Secure.
• http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Trillium+grandiflorum. [Date Accessed: July 18, 2008]

Markets and Vendors:

• Viola Valley Wildflowers. [n.d.]. Trillium grandiflorum. http://www.violavalleywildflowers.com/bulbs.html. [Date Accessed: July 18, 2008].
• Big Dipper Farm. [n.d.]. Trillium grandiflorum. http://www.bigdipperfarm.com/cgi-bin/searchstuff.pl?Botanical=Trillium. [Date Accessed: July
• Lazy S’s Farm. [n.d.]. Trillium grandiflorum. http://www.lazyssfarm.com/Plants/Perennials/T_files/T.htm. [Date Accessed: July 18, 2008].

Sources:

• Connecticut Botanical Society. 2005. CT Botanical society. [Date Accessed: July 18, 2008].
• NatureServe. 2008. NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Trillium+grandiflorum. [Date Accessed: July 18, 2008].
• Plants for a Future: 2002. http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Trillium+grandiflorum&CAN=LATIND. [Date Accessed: July 18, 2008].
• Paghat. http://www.paghat.com/trillium3.html. [Date Accessed: July 18, 2008].
• Garden Guides. http://www.gardenguides.com/plants/info/flowers/perennials/trillium.asp. [Date Accessed: July 18, 2008].